本
(bound form) root; stem · (bound form) origin; source
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Character Decomposition
本=木+一
Etymology
A tree 木 with its roots highlighted
Meanings
(bound form) root; stem
(bound form) origin; source
(bound form) one's own; this
(bound form) this; the current (year etc)
(bound form) original
(bound form) inherent
originally; initially
capital; principal
classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
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Words with 本 902 total
notebook computer (diminutive) · laptop本本běn běnlocal currency · our own currency本币běn bìheadquarters · head office本部běn bùthis city · this town本埠běn bùa book on Chinese (herbal) medicine · Chinese materia medica本草běn cǎothe current dynasty本朝běn cháohere · this place本处běn chùmain island本岛běn dǎobackground本底běn dǐ
Idioms with 本 111 total
ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)报本反始bào běn fǎn shǐ(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance本来面目běn lái miàn mùlit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect · to stress the incidental over the fundamental · to put the cart before the horse本末倒置běn mò dào zhì